Basic Info

First Air: January 11, 1985

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (8 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 13

Last Episode

Name: Christmas Special

Season: 2, Episode: 7

Air Date: 1987-12-18

Runtime: 30 min

Anthropologist Kerry Askham gave chimpanzee Chester a typewriter and lots of paper. After three years he came up with an idea for a jeans commercial, a sonnet and a Victoria Wood Special. Sadly, after this programme was made, Chester contracted an infection and is now working for Channel 4.

Videos

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV The Divorce (YouTube)

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Supermarket Sketch (YouTube)

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

1985 2 seasons 13 episodes ⭐ 7.6/10 8 votes

Overview

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV is a British sketch comedy series created by and starring comedian Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. The show broadcast on BBC Two between 1985 and 1987, and included sketches that became famous in the United Kingdom; these included one-offs like Two Soups and regular features such as Acorn Antiques, as well as musical performances by Wood including her most well-known number, The Ballad of Barry and Freda.